The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-10

ventor had devised a plan by which tele-
graphic communication could be made between
stations and swiftly moving trains. or between
trains moving swiftly in opposite directions.
If any practical application of this discovery
has been made the fact is not generally known,
and, indeed, it is difficult to see of what par
ticular value the system would be, save in
ceptional cases. Train telegraphing and ship
telegraphing win probably be added to the
already long list of ingenious but useless in
ventions devised by Mr. Edison.
IT has been discovered that Hon. John
Seitz, the Union Labor candidate for Governor
in Ohio, introduced bill in the Senate to
abolish the Bureau of Labor Statistics. He
explains now by saying he thought it USE
less Office. that should be abolished In the
interests of economy A man who knows
and cares so little about the labor interests as
to oppose the collection of statistics on the
subject would seem to be very unfit guber-
Material candidate for the party. He is prob
ably professional demagogue.
Mr. CLEVELAND complains that his feelings
were hurt by the "wanton attacks" which
have been made upon him by members OF the
G. A. r. With his usual failure to compre-
bend the sentiments of the public, the Presi-
dent assumes that these attacks were lnsti-
gated by malice or other unworthy motives.
70 IN that
the feelings of the Grand Army men may
have been hurt by the brutality of his express
sions in the pension vetoes and by his shame
full disregard of their rights in proposing to
return the rebel flags. What General Tuttle,
and General Fairchild, and thousand others
had to say were simple outbursts of righteous
indignation, and had no SAVIOR of politics or
personal enmity.
Mr.. GEORGE GOULD went to Coney
island hotel this week and while there was
taken i'll with what is politely called Cramps"
by the newspaper correspondents but what in
any other man would have probably been
termed case of plain collie. His little at
tack is made the text for half column specials
sent out over the country to such journals ar
are willing to pay for that sort of "news."
AS much pains is taken to impress upon the
public mind the fact that the illness was
caused by Mr.. Goulds injudicious exposure of
himself to the very cool breezes of the island
while he was still depressed by the heat of
New York the suspicion arises that the cor
respondents were less deeply concerned for
the young mans health than inSadvertising a
summer resort.
THE Queens jubilee is not yet over before
the English people threatened with an
oths-, and pretty certain to have it, too. This
is the silver Wedding of the Prince of Wales.
The twenty fifth anniversary of his marriage
comes next year, and it is proposed to make
it the occasion of popular celebration second
only to the Queens jubilee. The English
people are loyal and patient indeed if they
can submit quietly to the suggestion of an
other ridiculous and expensive elbow OUT
such as-they are now going through. The
Queen may be said to have done something
for England, in THAT she has done the figure
QodQ business quite SuCCoSSIully LUZ uetll -
century and has never brought discredit on
her high position. But as for the
Prince Of Wales, what has he represented
or done, or ever tried to do, that the English
people should be expected to shout his praises
and foot the bills of costly silver wedding
celebration The people are beginning to
ask themselves such questions as this and,
what is more significant, are beginning to an
swer them in spirit of impatience and dis
gust. On the day following the jubilee cere-
mor.ies the Pail Mall Gazette asked the ques-
ton "Win the fat little bald man in red,
who cut so poor figure in yesterdays pro-
cession, ever reign over us?" The reference
was to the Prince of Waless But his weak
ness does not lie in the fact that he is fat or
little or bald, or all of these. 1t is true he
represents system and an idea that are relics
of barbarism and bound to become obsolete as
the world advances.